Worried that new build delays is going to leave us homeless with a newborn.

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Anyone been in this position? We had a anticipated completion date of October last year, which then turned into January this year, which is now mid-March.. which is when my baby is due. We already have a toddler and the family we do have in surrounding areas have large families and no room to take us in.

Our hour sale has been ongoing since September. Our buyers solicitors have been really slow which works in our favour but we’re looking to start talking about dates to live out soon and contracts ect. We can’t afford to lose the sale so we don’t want to take the piss with
dates too much but now I’m really starting to panic that there will be more delays with our build and this babies going arrive and we’re going to be either living img hotel room to hotel room or literally homeless.

There’s nowhere to rent, the rents that have come up won’t take us short term. I’m trying not to stress as I already have pregnancy complications that make me high risk but it’s getting closer and closer until we know we need to move out but where will we go

I don’t know what I’m asking, maybe for reassurance. I don’t know.

Do you absolutely have to move? What's wrong with where you are?

Be firm with the sales agent. We had this with our new build, our buyer was threatening to pull out so I set a date and told the sales agent our house had to be ready for that date. It was. There's absolutely no reason why your house should be so delayed they need to pull their finger out.

In our ( large) families....we would always take other family in...in a case like this....that’s what families do....are you not close to your family ? have you not asked them ...lThat’s so sad?

Air b n b? Lots do 1x month let's.

Have you spoken to your house builder? Tell them you need to complete on X date or you'll have to pull out.

Have you exchanged, OP? Do you have a long stop completion date?

But for reassurance - our house sale/purchase was due to complete in March last year. It didn’t happen until mid November. I was 38 weeks pregnant. It all worked out. It wasn’t the easiest but we did it, we’re in & baby is now here. If you have to do it late, you’ll manage it.

Yea we absolutely do have to move, we both took new jobs further afield and need to move closer to work, and with our second baby on the way this house is feeling cramped.

The delays are a result of the brickwork being shoddy and was torn down and re-started.. apparently.

I think the only thing that gives me reassurance is that our buyers are buying our house to rent, so I don’t expect the same feelings of first time buyers who are eager to move in. I’m hoping we can negotiate slightly if it’s a date too soon but obviously it’s already been a long time since this sale started and we don’t want to take the mick.

Praying the buyers are kind to us, if they are I promise to leave the most expensive and biggest box of biscuits, chocolate and wine in the house for when they pick up the keys 😭

I think I looked at air b&b’s but we either didn’t have many local. Or were really expensive but I’ll check again as I’m more desperate now than when I first looked 😂

@TakeYourFinalPosition how would I know if we’ve exchanged yet? We’ve never sold before as this was our first home. But the latest update was that the solicitor had sent a contract to our buyer which she has now sent back to her solicitor. So I’m guessing that will go to ours and then to us??

Hopefully the buyers will be happy to wait a bit. If not, you could ask to sell to them and then rent from them for a bit. A bit complicated legally (more for them) but not that bad to arrange.

Also solicitors need your consent to exchange as once you do there is no pulling out. So if you don't know, you probably haven't.

If they add buying to rent it out, I’d ask to rent it from them for a short period. You may even be able to claim the rent back from the builder.

I agree that if they’re buying to rent that approaching them about a short term rent might be the best option all round. Usually the big complication is that the new buyer needs to move in on completion day, but this way you secure the sale, taking the panic off for your onward purchase. I would really be putting the pressure on the developer though, that’s a ridiculous amount of slippage time.

If they are buying it to rent, would they not consider completing and then renting it out to you until your house is ready?

I mentioned renting off them when we has the first delay but DP wasn’t keen. However I have just mentioned it again and he seems less against it now we’re desperate. Perhaps I’ll put that across to the estate agent as she’s regularly in contact with both us and our buyers.